Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS England · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Hamelin Trust SME
- Value
- £10,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by nurses (CPV 85141200)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 029176-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published30 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
The contract is to provide vaccinations and immunisations to the learning disability cohort in Essex.<br/><br/>NHS England is awarding a contract to Hamelin Trust via Direct Award Process - A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 12 months initial term from 30th March 2026 with the option to extend for 12 months until 29th March 2028.<br/><br/>The annual value of the contract is estimated £10,000 and the lifetime value is estimated to be £20,000.
About the supplier
Hamelin Trust: every public contract they have won.